单选题 The miserable child lost his father at the age of two and his mother at five. Now he is homeless.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] wretched“可怜的”与homeless“无家可归的”意义相近。其他词义分别为:sorrowful“悲伤的”、mean“吝啬的”和grieving“悲痛的”。